{"product_id":"tw-thwcty9-1-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","title":"TW THWcty9-1 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTW THWcty9-1 (Taiwan) (Road Sign) Black Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is a flat, minimalist road-sign panel built around the Chinese character 市 and the route-style marker 9-1, set in a square frame that announces Taiwan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and white do all the work here. White fills roughly six-sevenths of the square, with black taking the rest in a crisp outer frame and the bold character and numerals. Nothing is decorative. The character 市 sits at the centre as the dominant mark, while the sans-serif numerals 9-1 read clearly beside it. Every edge is hard and every line is even, so the panel reads at a glance, the way a sign does when you are driving past it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe character 市 means city, and paired with a route-style marker it reads as a wayfinding code: a place name and a numbered reference, the language of signage that tells you where you are and where to go next. The THWcty9-1 identifier and the initials TW tie the panel to Taiwan, and the restrained, modern style reflects contemporary transport graphics. The artwork is an index of place rather than a picture of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTurned in the Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mug is read differently from a poster. As you lift it and turn it, the square frame rotates past your eye, so the character and numerals come into view in pieces before settling in full as you drink. That makes this a good object for a slow morning with a hot drink, or a friend who collects places and the signs that mark them. Give it to someone who has followed a route like this one and they will know exactly what they are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53186174648600,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FJEO-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53186174681368,"sku":"GMY-MUG-TWTHW-15OZ-28","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/tw-thwcty9-1-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-TWTHW-11OZ-1FJEO-2-front.webp?v=1794211065","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/tw-thwcty9-1-taiwan-road-sign-black-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}